A woman who overheard her mother-in-law saying hurtful words to her son took to the internet and asked other parents if she should mention it to her or just let it go.
She took to Mumsnet and explained that her mother-in-law spoke to her son inappropriately, leaving him upset.
“My mother-in-law, who I get on very well with and is a fab grandma, has seriously p****d me off but as it is an almost one-off I fell like I should let it slide.”
“Incident was that she was at our house this morning (helping as she was asked due to a car issue – she is great like that) and then she asked my 10-year-old son ‘Do you have your bag?’ – as they were leaving for school – ‘and have you put your lunch and everything in it?’” the woman continued.
Her son replied “yep, it’s there at the front door and mom packed it for me.”
The mother-in-law yelled like a school principal and told her son twice: “You are such a spoiled brat!”
The woman said she was flabbergasted by her mother-in-law’s actions and that her husband told her to just ignore it as “she often speaks without thinking.”
“Anyway, would it be unreasonable to ask her to think before she says things to her grandson as she is old and set in her ways and is super helpful and kind and loves him. Or is it not unreasonable as it’s not good thing to be yelled at by your Grandma.”
The mother also said that her son is a gentle sensitive soul and she thinks that being called a ‘spoiled brat’ by your grandmother is not a good thing.
People on Mumsnet were quick to share their thoughts, with one person writing: “Since your son is old enough to understand, you could talk to him along the lines of ‘grandma loves you, but sometimes she might say thoughtless things. Try to ignore it, she doesn’t mean any harm and she does love you.’”
Another shared: “Did she realize that she’d upset him and apologize? Perhaps that’s the request you could make? That she tunes into his responses and feelings a bit more and responds accordingly eg by apologizing when she’s got it wrong. Awkward though – don’t know how you’d raise it! Good luck.”
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